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2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4

with this poor vision, its not easy to write without magnifier glass but large type in my bible app allows me to copy and paste.

         Paul says in Galatians 2:20…     “The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave His life for me.” Paul is speaking for himself here and there is nothing wrong with that BUT, I believe we can say the same thing for all those who believe. We who believe and live by faith in Jesus are all loved by Jesus, and He gave Himself for ALL of us. And we…

For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20 NLT 10 In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. 1 Peter 5:10 NLT I am claiming the above Scripture from 1 Peter as a promise…

16 Reasons to praise the Lord

Praise Him for His kindness Isaiah 63:7 Praise Him for His love John 3:16 Praise Him for His promise of a home in heaven above. John 14:2-3 Praise Him for His mercy Romans 9:18 Praise Him for His grace Ephesians 1:2 Praise Him for forgiveness Acts 10:43 And praise Him for our faith Romans 5:1 Praise the Lord! Praise Him for His loving Son Who died for all our sin Romans 5:8 Praise Him for His…

Those nails meant nothing to Jesus Jesus Christ, the Son of God, healed the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others…(Matthew 15:30). He called a dead man (Lazarus) out of his grave (John 11:43-44); and he could have called on a legion of angels (Matthew 26:53) for help so, do you really think those 3 nails held Him to that cross? No, it wasn’t those nails that held Him, it was…

Since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the flesh is done with sin. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good. First Peter 4:1-2,…

We, who are believers, “were chosen by God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1- 2). To be obedient to Jesus, we must know what He expects of us. In order to do that, we must read the Bible, the Word of God.   “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.” (John 1:14) Jesus is the Word. We are to read Him; study him and…

For the past several years I have become convinced that my Spiritual gift is that of an encourager as it is written in Romans 12:8. NIV To encourage is my main reason for starting the blog. I hope that what I post will encourage others to study the Bible on a daily basis. Just as the Bereans in the Book of Acts 17:11.      I am, or hope to be, an encourager.      One day, just recently, I was…

TESTING MY FAITH… part 2

I just finished reading Psalm 38:5-8 and it sounds just like the way I am at this very moment in time. Vs 5 says… “my wounds fester.” I have sores on my body, and I don’t know where they come from. Verses 6 – 7 says… “all day long I go about mourning. My back is filled with searing pain.” My back hurts all the time and especially after standing at the sink washing dishes. As soon as I’m…

Friday, 5/17/22 I have read the book of James many times through the years but, never has this passage struck me the way it did on this day. And the way it matched up with the other passages I’ve included absolutely assures me that God is comforting me through my trials. James 1:2-4 says….”Consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith…

Friday, 5/17/22 I have read the book of James many times through the years but, never has this passage struck me the way it did on this day. And the way it matched up with the other passages I’ve included absolutely assures me that God is comforting me through my trials. James 1:2-4 says….”Consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith…

Wait on the Lord

One night, a few weeks ago, I could not sleep. I knew, somewhere deep down in my conscience, the Lord was trying to tell me something. Earlier that day, I had been extremely upset because my eyes are failing, my body is wracked with pain, and I was feeling as though the Lord was not going to heal me. I kept saying to myself; “If I cannot read nor write, what am I good for?” I was wishing I had…

When the alarm goes off

An alarm clock is made for one reason, right? It wakes us up. As Christians, we have a built-in alarm system for when we are being tempted to sin. And, yes, we are all tempted (1 Corinthians 10:12-13). “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind…” John 14:26 says… “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit,…

Take Up Your Cross

(Luke 9:23) “Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Me.” Jesus Christ, Son of God and Savior of the world; His entire ministry was leading Him to the cross. He was totally committed to that end in obedience to God the Father. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him will…

By J. C. Corcoran In the past forty years I have probably read Proverbs 3:7 at least a thousand times but it never struck me like it did just the other day when I read it again.  “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.” I finally asked myself; what does it mean to fear the Lord? Does God really want us to be afraid of Him? So, I began a study on those three words, fear…

They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!”  Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many…

Turn on the light

Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.” (Jn. 12:35) Have you ever been in total darkness? I mean so dark that you can put your hand right up to your face and you cannot see it. I was a student at the seminary in Fort Worth, Texas back in the late eighties. For those of you who might be too young to know, that was before cell phones. In order to pay for part of my tuition,…